Thank you so much for taking the time to look at and critique my work. I have looked at and admired your work quite a bit already.
It doesnt really show up too well here, but the wall had a warmer green tone throughout it, much going into a cooler deeper shadow. I didnt want to 'freeze out' the entire background since the foreground would be so much warmer. I wanted it cooler, just not frozen, so to speak. Although it doesnt really show here, I didnt bring any of that wall color down to the bottom of the painting, something that wouldve wrapped things up a bit nicer.
The balloons all had subtle reflective colors of the balloon nearest it, although that is only apparent on the yellow balloon.
I hadnt thought about softening some of those edges, as you suggest. Great idea!
I didnt notice those little tangents either. Sort of surprises me, since I normally try to spot things like that and move them around a bit so it doesnt happen.
My own personal 'sore spot' with this painting has been the book. I think it wouldve looked much better turned up at more of an angle, facing her and 'boxing' the direction of the light down from the window.
I guess that the more you do this, the more all these subtle little things become obvious and we, hopefully, learn from our mistakes
Thanks again for all your input, it is greatly appreciated. I will have pics back from my latest 2 portraits, my first 2 commissions, very soon. One I considered a rather 'ordinary' portrait (although they were quite happy with it) and the other I was quite pleased with. I will post when I get them.
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